SORTING – TREATMENT

The use of manual sorting is often a prerequisite for automated or mechanized processing. This step consists in separating the bulky elements that could disturb the operation of the sorting chain:

cardboard present in the
selective collection

big wooden elements

plastic

present in the skips of companies…

Mechanised Sorting

Mechanised sorting is a step that
consists of separating waste with the help of handling equipment. This process
is used upstream of an automated treatment or as a main processing method for
sorting scrap by category, for example.

Automated Sorting

Environnement Massif Central has been using automated waste sorting since 2010. Initially only
reserved for household waste, this process has been extended to selective
collection, over-sorting of plastic materials as a result of the extension of
sorting instructions, and more recently, to waste from businesses and bulky
waste.

This process uses several
technologies, including optical sorting, which can sort up to 10 different
materials. The implementation of automated sorting at Environnement Massif
Central has made it possible, since 2010, to create around fifteen jobs, to improve
the working conditions of operators while raising their level of skills.